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05-30-2007, 07:22 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norcal
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| What do you say when strangers want to pet/hold your Yorkie? I have had our baby Meeka for 6 weeks and I am going to get Baby Diesel this weekend. I have been taking Meeka out more since she has had her shots and every one wants to hold her and pet her. It depends on the person, holding is usually always a no for me but even petting sometimes I want to say No but I dont know what to say. I dont want to be really rude but sometimes I dont want kids touching her or people that bother me. I try to avoid eye contact with people when I have her hoping that they wont ask. Then even harder I have a 6 year old sister in law that I hate saying no to and being her big bro's nasty wife but it is so hard. Meeka is 16 weeks and only 1.9 pounds she is so tiny and though she does like running around playing with my sister in law she is not careful and almost steps on her ALL the time, when ever we are over there I am so sick to my stomache worried! I know I have almost stepped on her too, but she is only 6 and not careful. What do you say? |
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05-30-2007, 07:29 AM | #2 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| I just say that she bites..I don't trust anyone...they could easily just run off with her |
05-30-2007, 07:32 AM | #3 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire-UK
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| I NEVER let any stranger hold Ellie.I am paranoid that they might drop her or run off with her.Normally i pretend not to here when people want to pet her so unless they are in my face I get away with it.Ellie is very shy and so much a mummys girl that after strangers pet her she looks at me as if to say "Have they gone Mum,did I do right"If I am carrying her she then licks me on the nose! No youngsters around here so I haven't got that problem
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05-30-2007, 07:32 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas
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| I NEVER let any one hold MURFEE. Even my grandkids are just now allowed and he is 3. Even then it has to be special for them to hold him. It depends on the person and Murfee's mood whether I let people pet him. |
05-30-2007, 07:37 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rochester, MN
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| If we're out, then I don't let anyone pick Winnie up. I let them pet her (mostly because she loves the attention) on the ground, or in the case of a child, I will hold Winnie so that the child can pet her (that way I can control where she is petted and how hard). If we're at home, then I let people hold her (not kids though). And I would say a definite no to letting a child run around and play chase with Winnie. The risk of her getting stepped on or fallen on are too great. |
05-30-2007, 07:46 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norcal
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| With my sister in law, what do you think I should say? She doesnt really listen to any one let alone me and I dont know what to say. I would just not take her over there but my hubby likes to and his parents love to see her. His parents look at me and know what I am having a melt down when they are playing and they tell her to sit still and just play on the ground but that only last like 90 seconds and she is back up again. I guess I am just going to have to be tougher and pick meeka up and say that since she did listen she cant play with her now. |
05-30-2007, 07:56 AM | #7 | |
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As for strangers holding and petting, I don't usually let strangers hold Tatum unless she is on her leash and I can stay attached to her at all times but that's not to say that I let just anyone handle her either. I'm guilty of wanting to hold and cuddle other people's cute dogs too but have to tell myself that not everyone wants me to (I just couldn't resist those Yorkies this past weekend at our meetup though!!). Again, your discretion. Don't feel bad about your decision. And yes, I've heard it said before..... if a total stranger comes up and wants to hold or pet your pup, just say "she/he's been known to bite". What do you care what they think. It's a good excuse.
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05-30-2007, 07:59 AM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I'm not into strangers holding Stella, most people have no idea how quick these little furbabies can be and I'm afraid she will be dropped. I do allow people to pet her while I'm holding her and she just loves it |
05-30-2007, 08:00 AM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia
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| When Diesel was a baby I never let any kids other than my daughter hold him. I let them rub him while I was holding him and that was as far as it went. As for family it didn't really bother me. I think the more people that rub them the better off they will be. I often told kids no you can't hold him he is too little but you can rub him.
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05-30-2007, 08:15 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas
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| I got a "backpack" for Murfee. I call it a backpack but it goes in the front. He has ridden in that since he was a puppy. When your sil gets a little rough tell her he is tired and put him in the pack. You will have your hands free and baby gets to be safe. |
05-30-2007, 08:20 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire
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| I let anyone pet my boys... If I bring them out then I KNOW Im going to get asked questions and people will want to hold them and pet them. Its a compliment to me! I love that people love my dogs. I don't let anyone hold my boys. One woman one time picked one of them right up off the ground!! I didnt say anything to her because I didnt want to make a scene, but she was good with him so I didnt mind. If I dont want all the attention, ive accepted that i have to leave them home because they do attract TONS of it!!! hehe
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05-30-2007, 08:34 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa
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| If it's a stranger, I wouldn't want them to pick tia up, but petting is ok with me. I always ask them to hold their hands under her nose first so she can sniff them. I would like to use the "she bites" line, but who would we be fooling? She is affectionate towards EVERYBODY! Tia can't understand it when we walk by somebody and they DON't want to pet her! At teh dog park I have her on a retractable leash (which I think can be a tad dangerous when she is zipping around or romping with other dogs). I would love to let her go off leash, but she is so friendly that I'm afraid she'll run up to any stranger for kisses and they'll nab her (I know it's not likely, but still) if she is too far away from me to do anything about it. Maybe I'm an overprotective paranoid mommy to my furbaby...but it all comes out of love!
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05-30-2007, 08:36 AM | #13 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| I've always let anyone hold or pet my dogs, even little kids. I always welcome the opportunity to socialize them that way and encourage people and kids to hold and pet. They are so used to how different people and kids handle them that it doesn't bother them at all. They relish the attention. |
05-30-2007, 08:36 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas
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| Being a show exhibitor I will let anyone pet my yorkies and most of the time let them hold them if I'm right there with them due to they really need to be socialized and not be afraid of anyone. Small children I will hold the yorkies but let them put their arms around them like they are holding them so all my yorkies will be socialized around children. I would hate for one of my yorkies to bite anyone because they weren't properly socialized and not being handled by alot of people that is very possible to happen. I really believe in a well socialized yorkie! JMHO Donna Bird Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
05-30-2007, 10:06 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island
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| I would never let a stranger hold my dog. They can pet her but there will be no holding of any sort. People that I know wont really get the opportunity to hold her because she runs away when they try. She will only let my hubby, daughter and me pick her up. Maybe she is smarter then I thought! |
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